The Philadelphia 76ers picked up the athletic wing Rodney Carney today.  The 6′7″ G/F Carney will be a nice addition to the 76ers and will bring some more athleticism to go along with Andre Iguodala’s.  New head coach Eddie Jordan will probably look to utilize Carney and his athleticism as Jordan wants to play a more uptempo style this year.  Last year with the Minnesota Timberwolves Carney played in 67 games (six starts) and averaged 7.2 PPG and 1.9 RPG in 18 Mpg.

The 76ers have signed reserve center Calvin Booth to replace Steven Hunter as Samuel Dalembert’s backup at center. Booth is known most for his defense because he’s not a good offensive player. He played in 44 games (1 start) last season for the Wizards and he averaged 8.6 minutes, 1.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. He hit 47% of his shots from the floor and 75.3% from the free throw line.

Booth has now played in 327 games (83 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 12.9 minutes, 3.5 points, 2.9 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 1.0 block per game. He has hit 45.3% of his shots from the floor and 75.3% of his shots from the free throw line during his career. Don’t expect a whole lot of him when he’s on the court but he won’t hurt the team when he’s on the floor.

The 76ers have traded backup center Steven Hunter and 2nd year small forward Bobby Jones to the Nuggets for PF Reggie Evans and the draft rights to forward Ricky Sanchez. This move was all about adding more defense and rebounding to the Sixers and Evans definately will provide that. The 6′8″, 245 pound power forward played in 66 games (11 starts) last season for the Nuggets and he averaged 17.1 minutes, 4.9 points, 7.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game. He shoots most of his shots at close range which explains why he hit 54.4% from the floor and 49.7% from the free throw line.

Evans has now played in 354 games in his NBA career (202 starts) and he has averaged 19.9 minutes, 4.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. He has shot 48.2% from the floor in his career and 52.8% from the free throw line. This was an excellent move by the Sixers who should start Evans at power forward. He would probably average a double-double if he played 35 minutes a game and he would be one of the leading rebounders in the NBA. He just needs the minutes to prove it and the Sixers might give them to him.

The 76ers have acquired Herbert Hill from the Utah Jazz for center Kyrylo Fesenko. Hill is a 6′10″, 240 pound power forward from Providence. Hill played in 99 games for Providence and he averaged 9.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, 0.9 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.9 blocked shots per game. He shot 61.4% from the floor and only 56.6% from the free throw line. Hill will likely backup Jason Smith as a rookie for the Sixers. This was a good move for the Sixers because Fesenko might not come to the U.S. for a while.

The Portland Trailblazers really wanted guard Petteri Koponen after the Sixers drafted him. So they sent the Sixers shooting guard Derrick Byars and cash for him. Byars played 2 seasons for both Virginia and Vanderbilt in college. Byars was projected to be drafted in the first round by most draft experts so the Sixers look like they made a nice trade with the Blazers. Byars is 6′7″,220 pounds so he will give the Sixers nice size when he gives Iguodala a break. Byars has played in 126 games in college and he averaged 11.0 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 0.9 steals per game. He’s a good shooter as he hit 46.3% from the floor, 39.7% from three point range and 69.8% from the free throw line.